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Alan Carr - Comedian and awards host
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Alan Carr is a fantastic choice for stand up comedy or hosting awards at any live corporate event function.

Alan Carr Wins Best Stand Up Newcomer

Since winning the BBC New Comedy Award for Stand-up as well as CityLife Best Newcomer of the Year in 2001, Alan Carr has become one of the hottest comedy stars in Britain. The success of the first series of his own chat show, Alan Carr: Chatty Man, in the summer of 2009, led to Channel 4 commissioning a further three series’ as well as a 2009 Christmas and New Year Special. Alan has a regular slot on BBC Radio 2 every Saturday night presenting Going Out with Alan Carr alongside the lovely Emma Forbes. He is the Celebrity Reporter for more! magazine and has interviewed Michael McIntyre, Gok Wan and Radio 1 DJ Greg James, to name a few.

Alan Carr & Justin Lee Collins

Alan’s three-year working partnership with his Sunday Night Project co-host, Justin Lee Collins, came to an amicable end in 2009 with both Alan and Justin off to pursue solo projects. “It was an amazing show,” said Alan, “but there comes a time in a man’s life when you have to step away from the leotard and stilettos and move on.”

The Apprentice and Frankie Howerd

Elsewhere on the telly, Alan’s inimitable Channel 4 quiz show, Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding Dong first aired in 2008 and on Red Nose Day 2009 Alan co-presented Comic Relief on BBC One as well as joining the Men’s Team for Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, alongside Jonathan Ross, Gerald Ratner, Gok Wan and Jack Dee. His team lost and Alan was fired (or as Alan Sugar put it “I’m doing you a favour”).

The DVD of Alan's 2007 stand-up show, Tooth Fairy Live topped the HMV charts and was a Christmas 2007 best-seller. His autobiography Look Who It Is! was published in September 2008 by HarperCollins.

Son of one-time Northampton Town FC player and later manager, Alan Carr sportingly took on the Arsenal ladies team in 2008 in aid of Comic Relief. He sports some great moves. Watch Alan vs Arsenal Ladies.

Alan’s been described as “the spiritual son of Frankie Howerd” (City Life). His formative years were spent working in a supermarket as well as a call centre for lost and stolen credit cards. In 2002, his Edinburgh Festival show ‘Me 'Ead's Spinnin’ earned a four star review in Edinburgh bible, The List as well as the The Daily Telegraph's Critic's Choice. There were no surprises then, in 2003, when ‘I Love Alan Carr’ was rated a four star show in both the The Scotsman and The Independent, but it was at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005 that things really started to happen for our Alan. He earned five star reviews across the board in The Independent, The Scotsman and Three Weeks as well as numerous 'Pick Of The Fringe' accolades. It was here that Alan came to the attention of the Channel 4 bigwigs.

From Strength to Strength

Alan has gone from strength to strength appearing at comedy festivals all over the world, Melbourne, Montreal's 'Just For Laughs' and Kilkenny as well as touring the length and breadth of Great Britain with his ‘Tooth Fairy’ tour culminating in a three night sell-out run at the Hammersmith Apollo. Alan doesn’t just perform for commoners, he has performed for her Majesty The Queen at the Royal Variety Performance too. 

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Comedians, Paul O'Grady, Michael McIntyre and others, are in midst of celebrity book deal bonanza
13th July 2009With book sales in free fall, publishers are trying to reverse the trend with a number of high profile celebrity deals. Comedians, Paul O'Grady and Michael McIntye have landed massive advances and Dara O'Briain's memoirs are due in the shops on October 1st, known as Super Thursday in the publishing world
Award-winning comedian Alan Carr signs exclusive deal with Channel 4
30th July 2008The presenter of The Sunday Night Project has secured a deal which will run from January next year to December 2010 and gives the broadcaster exclusive rights to all Carr's UK television output
Jonathan Ross hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009, presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Terry Wogan
15th December 2009Jonathan Ross once again hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009 on Saturday night. Terry Wogan received a standing ovation when he was presented with The Lifetime Achievement award and Outnumbered staring Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner won 3 awards including best comedy sitcom. Other winners included Harry Hill and Michael McIntyre, and Peter Kay received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award
Outnumbered picks up 5 nominations for the British Comedy Awards
18th November 2009Jonathan Ross is returning to host this year's British Comedy Awards, with BBC Comedy Outnumbered picking up 5 nominations. All three of the show's child stars are up for an award, as well as Claire Skinner who plays the mother in the family comedy. Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre also have high hopes for awards with three nominations apiece.
Alan Carr wins British Comedy Award
10th December 2008Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. The British Comedy Awards regularly attract of audiences of around ten million, and was hosted this year by Angus Deayton.
Graham Norton to take over the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross slot
1st September 2010The BBC One controller, Jay Hunt has confirmed that Graham Norton's chat show will switch to friday nights in October to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
The Reading Comedy Festival gets underway weekend, with performances from Jimmy Carr & Rhod Gilbert
2nd October 2009The 6th annual Reading Comedy Festival has once again attracted a host of big name comedians as well as some up and coming acts to produce an impressive two week line up. Jimmy Carr and Rhod Gilbert's dates have sold out. Other big names at the festival include Tim Minchin, Simon Amstell, Andy Parson, and Alastair McGowan. The event closes not with a headliner but with Reading’s hugely popular open mic contest, where the stars of tomorrow will get their moment in the spotlight – but only one of them will be crowned Reading’s best new comic.
Triumphant night for 'Gavin and Stacey' at comedy awards
6th December 2007The simple premise of boy meets girl resulted in three prestigious British Comedy Awards last night.
Third Time Lucky for Comedy Award Winner Russell Kane
31st August 2010It is the third successive nomination for Russell Kane and he has finally been awarded the Fosters Edinburgh award for Best Comedy Show at the Fringe. Bo Burnham received the prestigious Panel Prize and Best Newcomer went to Roisin Conaty.
Best Comedy Show nominations have been announced at The Fringe
26th August 2010The stars Greg Davies and Russell Kane have been joined by the rising talent Bo Burnham in nominations for Best Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

Alan Carr Reviews

Alan Carr has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Alan Carr for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Alan Carr for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

"Just a quick note to say thanks so much to both you and Alan for Friday night. Everyone is raving about what a fantastic Eagle host he was - the best ever. "
Eagle Awards, National Magazine Company

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